Bubbling fountain.



L. N. BRYAN.

BUBBUNG FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILI-:0 ocT. I7. 1913.

6 2 Lb- C 0 1a .w n Du LII, nw D1 LINDLEY N. BRYAN, OF ANOKA, MINNESOTA.

BUBBLING FOUNTAIN.

Application filed ctober 17, 1913.

To czZZ whom t may concern:

e it known that I, LINDLEY N. BRYAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Anoka, in the county of Anoka and State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bubbling Fountains; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains Ato make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in drinking fountains, commonlyknown as bubbling fountains, and, to this end, it consists of the noveldevices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

eferring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a View of t-he invention partly inside elevation and partly in central vertical section; Fig. 2 is a viewpartly in elevation and partly in vertical section taken on the line :v2x2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on theline w3 m3 of Fig. 2, with the cover in an opened position; and Fig. 4is a detail view principally in transverse vertical section, taken onthe line :r4 ai* of Fig. 3.

The numeral 1 indicates a receptacle having inner and outer walls spacedapart one from the other at their sides and bottom, to afford an airchamber 2. This chamber is closed at its upper end by an inwardly andupwardly extended annular flange 3, rigidly secured by solder, orotherwise, to the upper edges of the side walls of the receptacle 1. Theinner edge portion of the fiange 3 extends inward from the receptacle 1and telescopically receives and detachably holds a water container orpail 4. rlhe sides of the pail 4 are flaring and engage the fiange 3,which supports the same from the inner walls and bottom of thereceptacle 1, to afford an air chamber 5. A removable cover 6, having aknob 7, is telescoped onto the receptacle 1. rlhis cover 6 extendsconsiderably above the top of the pail 4 and flange 3, thereby affordingan air chamber 8 in the top of the receptacle. When the pail 4 is inposition, the flange 3 completely closes both the air chambers 2 and 5.

A water siphon tube or pipe 9 extends Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 26, 1915. serial No. 795,645.

from within the pail 4 over the upper edge thereof, between thereceptacle 1 and fiange of the cover 6, to a point below the bottom ofsaid receptacle. At its outer' end, the tube 9 is bent laterallyoutward, and its inner end is bent laterally, so as to come just aboutin the center of the pail and slightly above the bottom thereof. Byterminating the receiv ing end of the tube 9 above the bottoni of thepail 4, any sediment which may be lodged in the bototm of the pail willnot be drawn into said tube. Where the tube 9 passes between thereceptacle 1 and cover 6, the ange of said cover is bulged laterallyoutward, to aord a passageway 10 for said tube. The frictionalengagement between vthe tube 9, cover 6 and receptacle 1 will besuflicient to hold said tube against lateral swinging movement, and thebent intermediate portion of the tube will engage the ange 3, therebypreventing said tube from lslipping down too far.`

lnterpose'd in the delivery end portion of the tube 9 is a valve casing11, in which is mounted an oscillatory one-wayvalve 12, having alaterallyprojecting hand lever 13. On the delivery end of the tube 9,outward `of the valve 12, is a T-coupling 14. Supported from the lateralextension of the coupling 14 is `a bubbling fountain comprising avertically extended nipple 15 and a cup 16. The lower end of the nipple15 is screwed into the coupling 14, and the cup 16 is secured to theupper end thereof. It is important to note that the delivery end of the.nipple 15 extends only slightly above the bottom of the cup 16, so thatthe same cannot be touched by a persons lips while drinking at thefountain. The open end of the coupling 14 is closed by a'screw plug 17.

A catch basin 18 surroundsthe bubbling fountain, is spaced aparttherefrom, and is provided with a depending extension 19 which embracesthe coupling 14 and terminates, below said coupling, in a contracteddelivery end 20. A pail or other receptacle, not shown, is placed underthe catch basin for receiving the waste water. The catch basin extension19 has its walls formed with diametrically opposite perforations,throughwhich project the delivery endv of the tube 9 and the plug 17. Theseparts are rigidly secured together by means of solder, or otherwise. Therims of the bubbling founlOO the same time, the valve 12 mately the samehorizont-al plane, and they are held properly spaced one from the otherby a tie bar 21.

A common cover 22, having a knob 23, normally closes the bubblingfountain and catch basin. Rigidly secured to the cover 22 are a pair oflaterally spaced depending arms 211, the free ends of which embrace thevalve 12 and are rigidly secured to its stem and lever 13. Obviously,the valve 12 acts as a hinge on which the cover 22 turns. The relationofthe cover 22 to the valve 12 is such that, when said cover is closed,the valve is likewise closed, thereby cutting off the water supply tothe bubbling fountain; and when the cover is opened, the valve isopened. A coil spring 25 is anchored at its 'rends to the cover 22 andcatch basin 19, and

yieldingly holds said cover closed, as shown in y1 and 'lhen the cover22 is opened against the tension of the spring 25, thev valve 12 isautomatically opened thereby, thus permitting' the water to flow to thebubbling-fountain. rPhe spring 25 closes the cover 22 when the same isreleased, and, at y is automatically closed, thereby cutting 0H thewater supply to the bubbling fountain.

placing the rims of the bubbling fountain and the catch basin cuiteclose together and in the same plane, it is impossible for a person todrink at the fountain by placing their lips on said rims, for the reasonthat they would draw air in between said rims. 1n the bottom of the cup16 is an opening 26, provided vfor the purpose draining said cup intothe catch basin 18.

From the above description, it will be seen that this is an extremelysanitary device, for the reason that a persons lips cannot come incontact with any of the -metal parts thereof, and the cover 22, normallyclosing the I l device, excludes all dirt and dust.

` The device is 'extremely simple and easy to keep clean, the samecannot be damaged by freezing of the water. The air Copies of thispatent may be obtained for spaces surrounding the water Z in the pail elalso tend to keep thc water ata given temperature.

What I claim is 1. A bubbling fountain comprising a cup, a. water supplyconduit terminating in a nipple opening upward through the bottom ofsaid cup, an oscillatory valve in said water conduit, a catch basinsurrounding said cup and provided with a discharge pipe, a cover forsaid cup secured to said valve in such position that it will be closedwhen said valve is closed, and a spring acting on said cover and valveto normally hold both in closed positions but adapted to yield andpermit both to be simultaneously moved into open position.

2. A bubbling fountain comprising a cup, a water supply conduitterminating in a nipple opening upward through the bottom of said cup,an oscillatory valve in said water conduit, a catch basin surroundingsaid cup and provided with a discharge pipe, a cover common to said cupand basin, sccured to said valve and normally seated on said basin, anda spring normally holding said cover and valve in closed positions butyielding to permit said valve to be opened and said cover to be movedinto an open position entirely at one Side of said cup and basin.

3. The combination with a water conduit having a normally closed valvetherein, of a bubbling fountain connected to said conduit and comprisinga drinking cup and a surrounding catch basin, and a yieldingly closedcover secured to said valve and normally covering and closing both thesaid cup and basin.

In testimony whereof 1 aiiix my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

LNDLEY N. IRYAN.

Vitnesses:

EMILY MAY KING, HARRY D. KiLGonn.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

